Papers concerning Zetland in the hand of Dr James Scott., 19th century.
Scope and Contents
‘The Sword Dance: a Danish or Norwegian Ballet, &c., as performed in the island of Papa Stour, Zetland’ followed (folio 7) by “Laxa’s Lines, a poem founded in facts and attributed to a Clergyman of the Presbytery of Zetland, who died at a very advanced age about the year 1750”, both in the hand of Dr James Scott, Lecturer at the R N Hospital, Haslar. The ‘Sword Dance’, which is annotated by James Scott, is taken from a transcript by William Henderson, Junior, of Papa Stour, from an older manuscript.
Dates
- Creation: 19th century.
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Extent
32 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
iii + 29 folios. The papers were received bound.
Separated Materials
See MS.895, folio 26, Sir Walter Scott’s Shetland diary for 7 August 1814, and the ‘Pirate’, note to chapter xv.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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